Jack Landreth out at KXNT

[Jay F]

KXNT PD Jack Landreth has exited. I noticed that CBS has made several cuts nationally over the past couple of weeks.

 

[Jack Landreth]

I don't write a lot here, but I do admire many of the "posters".

For the last 6 1/2 years at KXNT, I have been privileged to work with some of the best people in the industry. From a hugely talented and loyal programming staff, fantastic news people who care about our community, engineers capable beyond belief, a support staff dedicated to making it work, and to a sales staff that triumphs in times of challenge, they all are the best. But as with anything we do, change is always a constant.

My priorities are the health and happiness of my wife and myself. Radio, whether you believe it or not, is an important connection within a community, and will continue to recover and grow in it's own way. I look forward to always having that connection.

 

[THESOUND]

Nothing personal. But maybe we can now have a good local show in aft drive instead of the amateur hour we have had for the last few years.

 

[ueido]

Geez, Jack, you left us with more questions. Yeah, it's none of our business but, I dunno, the listeners of KXNT would have appreciated some sort of vague explanation. My very best of wishes to you though.

 

[radiogeek2000]

I doubt there is a direct correlation, but is it me or has the music been sounding better on X lately?

 

[Jay F]

The new PD is Bob Agnew who spent many years programming talk stations in the SF Bay Area including KNBR from 1989-2005.

I wonder what changes he will make? Is there anything that can be done to improve talk radio ratings in Las Vegas? I realize talk is a lower cume/high TSL format and that PPM is more cume oriented and measures a lot of the more passive music radio listening in offices that went unreported before. But still talk radio manages to get higher numbers in most other PPM markets compared to Vegas.

 

[THESOUND]

One of the problems is lack of promotion. What was their last major promotion ???? Just because you are a talker doesn't mean you stop promoting ang marketing. Thats what radio is all about. Promotion Promotion Promotion Its one of the major edges that radio has over tv and others.

 

[kirkland]

Agnew was a real jerk at KNBR, total primma donna. Dont know what he can really add to KXNT, except for raising the professionalism level at the station in the afternoon and evenings.

I was just suprised with how Jack looked at himself as a personality and interjected himself in the Stock show so much. Again, real ego here. What are you doing? Why did he think that he was really a "star" to have to be on the air?

The afternoon and evenings just cant be taken seriously. When you have people turning on State of Nevada on KNPR to get real news, why cant KXNT follow suit and provide some good programming that is not all about some rookie going so far to one end of the political aspect in order to get attention?

I root for the success of talk radio format. But, these Program Directors that feel that they need to be on the air all of the time lose perspective about what it is all about. No one is lining up to see you at a live remote. Organize the station, listen to other competitors either in Vegas or elsewhere and try to lift your station that way. This aspect that you "have" to be on the air speaks of someone who has a self confidence problem.

 

[THESOUND]

You are right. The best pd's in talk radio are not seen and not heard. You are the starmaker not the star. You want to be a star? Get out of management and get a job on the air.

 

[PacificMVP]

Call it a hunch, but I'd say "amateur hour" at KXNT is just about over.

 

[THESOUND]

I liked them on the weekend. That was a good spot for that type of show.